Young locals being urged to consider forestry as a career

SEEING the wood and the trees… Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub acting executive general manager Scott Whicker is keen for more young people in our region to consider forestry as a career.

By Chalpat Sonti

December 30, 2022 | 6:30 PM

THE local forestry industry is like many others always looking for staff, and it has signalled how serious it is.

Recently the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub – the overarching body for the forestry industry in the region – appointed Josh Praolini as its workforce development manager, a respected figure in the education industry in Mount Gambier.